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Tess Holliday Reveals She’s ‘Anorexic And In Recovery’

Tess Holliday has revealed that she’s ‘anorexic and in recovery’ in an emotional social media post. 
Credit: @tessholliday/Instagram

Tess Holliday has revealed that she’s ‘anorexic and in recovery’ in an emotional social media post. 

The model and body activist penned a post on Twitter that reads: “I’m anorexic and in recovery. I’m not ashamed to say it out loud anymore.

“I’m the result of a culture that celebrates thinness and equates that to worth, but I get to write my own narrative now.

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“I’m finally able to care for a body that I’ve punished my entire life and I am finally free.”

Holliday then took to Instagram to ask her followers to stop making comments on her appearance, good or bad. 

She continued: “To everyone that keeps saying ‘You’re looking healthy lately’ or ‘You are losing weight, keep it up!’ Stop.

“Don’t. Comment. On. My. Weight. Or. Perceived. Health. Keep. It. To. Yourself. Thanks.

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“Yes, I’ve lost weight — I’m healing from an eating disorder and feeding my body regularly for the first time in my entire life.”

The 35-year-old added: “When you equate weight loss with ‘health’ and place value and worth on someone’s size, you are basically saying that we are more valuable now because we are smaller and perpetuating diet culture… and that’s corny as hell. NOT here for it. 

Tess Holliday
Tess Holliday has claimed she’s ‘anorexic and in recovery’. Credit: @tessholliday/Instagram

“For folks like me that are trying to reframe our relationships with our bodies and heal, hearing comments about weight is triggering as hell. It sets us back in our progress — and when people working on themselves see you commenting to me that way, it hurts THEM, not just me. 

“I can take it (I shouldn’t have to, but I can) but they didn’t ask for that trauma, OK? If you can’t tell someone they look nice without making it about their size, then baby, please don’t say nuthin at all.”

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Holliday received tons of support after opening up about her feelings on the sensitive topic. 

One fan responded: “It’s 2021. Why are we even having to say this kind of stuff anymore? Commenting on weight whether good or bad – it’s not your body, not your business, not your concern – period.”

Another pitched in, saying: “The journey is to health. If weight loss is a part of that then it is but your worth is much more than a number on a scale.”

“Why can’t they just tell you you’re beautiful and move along?” a third questioned. 

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Written by Aimee Walker

Aimee is a senior content editor at IGV who specialises in finding the best original stories, trending topics and entertainment news. She graduated from Birmingham City University with a degree in Media and Communications.